Dave Miller

I was a student at Dallas Theological Seminary in 1979 when two momentous events occurred.   First, I was able to attend my first SBC Annual Meeting, one that was in every way historic.  Adrian Rogers was elected president and the denomination began several years of struggle and transformation.  Another event transpired that year - the Chicago Council on Biblical Inerrancy convened to define the term that has become such a political and theological hot potato. Back at school in the fall, my theology prof was talking about the findings of the Chicago Council.  I asked him a question.  "Dr. … [Read more...] about Southern Baptist Identity: An Examination and Proposal

The editors of SBC Today have published their response to the controversy that has surrounded the article they published last week in which Dr. Jerry Nash called on Calvinists and non-traditionalists in the SBC to leave the denomination.  I wrote an article last week confronting the Nash article and Micah Fries wrote an article today questioning the involvement of New Orleans Baptist Seminary and the Baptist Center in the blog. In the article, the editors countered criticisms by asserting that they publish a range of viewpoints and that their "About SBC Today" disclaimer made it clear that … [Read more...] about SBC Today’s Editorial Response to the Nash Controversy

This book review originally appeared Wednesday at sbcIMPACT! If you know someone who is entering the twilight of life, or who is facing a terminal illness, you need to see that they receive a copy of Dr. John Dunlop's book, "Finishing Well to the Glory of God" published by Crossway.  It is available from Amazon for less than $11, from CBD for $12, and from Crossway as a download for $10.  It is well worth it. Dr. Dunlop practices medicine in Zion, IL and has come face-to-face with some of the ethical and moral problems that modern medicine has created.  Should we fight death to the finish, … [Read more...] about Finishing Well to the Glory of God: A Book Review

Paul had some great churches that he had planted, but he had one dysfunctional fellowship that he was continually correcting and trying to set back on the right path - the church at Corinth.  Corinth was a splintered church in just about every way.  For goodness sakes, they even found a way to observe the Lord's Supper in a divisive way!  Paul corrected their arrogant, divisive attitudes, their immorality, their wrong attitudes about marriage, their disagreements over matters of personal conscience, their abuse of the Lord's Supper.  Then, in 1 Corinthians 12, Paul addressed their divisions … [Read more...] about The More Excellent Way! Paul’s Solution for a Splintered SBC

Biblical scholar and theological genius Harold Camping has demonstrated with devastating exegetical precision that the Rapture will occur on May 21, 2011, followed by five months of judgment on earth with the end of the world occurring on October 21, 2011.  You can read the tract here, but the logic is brilliant beyond disputation. I would like to help you interpret some of this information and make some decisions to prepare for what lies ahead. 1)  There seems to be no reason to keep your bank accounts or other assets.  Money will mean nothing when the judgment comes.  I have designated … [Read more...] about Judgment Will Fall in Two Weeks!

God saves a wide variety of people from a wide variety of backgrounds.  He then places in us his Holy Spirit to guide us in the process of becoming like Christ and preparing us for eternal glory.  One day, all who have truly repented of their sins and trusted Jesus as Savior and Lord will be completely like Jesus. In the meantime, we are different.  We start at different places and grow at different paces.  We are headed toward the amazing eternal unity of the saints.  In the meantime, we disagree.  We disagree about the so-called “doctrines of grace.”   Some of us like big churches, some … [Read more...] about Putting a Splint on a SPLINTERED SBC!

When a great tree splinters, it loses the strength to stand and eventually it crashes to the ground.  Is that the future of the Southern Baptist Convention? There can be little doubt that the SBC is splintering.  In a Baptist Press article yesterday, Gary D. Myers referenced a series of articles by Steve Lemke, the provost of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, which were published recently at SBC Today.  The articles explored the doctrinal and stylistic divides that are pulling Southern Baptists apart. I wrote an article last October at sbcIMPACT that touched on many of the same … [Read more...] about SPLINTERED! Can Anything Stop the Fall of the SBC?

On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and laid waste to the area.  In 2006, 2007 and 2008, I went on mission trips to the area with my church and its youth group.  We went to Pascagoula, MS; Bay St. Louis, MS; and then to New Orleans itself.   In 2007, I had to fly in and out of New Orleans for the Bay St. Louis trip.  At the end of the week, I was dropped off in the New Orleans airport for the flight home and I noticed something interesting.    The airport was filled with small (and some fairly large) groups of young people in matching t-shirts.  It was youth groups from all … [Read more...] about The Church Shines Brightest in the Darkest Night

Mostly, bloggers talk.  We analyse, criticize and examine what is going on in this SBC and the larger Christian world.  Today, we can take the next step.  We can do something important.   In a time of crisis, of great need, can we come together and make a difference.  We have an opportunity to help people whose lives have been devastated in recent days.  One of our own, a fellow-blogger named CB Scott is at ground zero of this tragedy and is trying to minister in the name of Christ.  You and I can help him. I talked to CB tonight.   He is the pastor of Westmont Baptist Church in Birmingham, … [Read more...] about “BloggerAID”: We Can Help Alabama Tornado Victims